Object.GetType Method Gets the Type of the current instance.
using System; public class MyBaseClass { } public class MyDerivedClass: MyBaseClass { } public class Test { public static void Main() { MyBaseClass myBase = new MyBaseClass(); MyDerivedClass myDerived = new MyDerivedClass(); object o = myDerived; MyBaseClass b = myDerived; Console.WriteLine("mybase: Type is {0}", myBase.GetType()); Console.WriteLine("myDerived: Type is {0}", myDerived.GetType()); Console.WriteLine("object o = myDerived: Type is {0}", o.GetType()); Console.WriteLine("MyBaseClass b = myDerived: Type is {0}", b.GetType()); } }